Craig Revel Horwood was singled out on Twitter after bookies’ favourite Aston Merrygold’s 'bulls***' departure last year

The panel’s own ability was also questioned — with trained dancer Danny claiming Bruno Tonioli was unfit to judge him.

Strictly bosses were unaware of his tweets until approached by The Sun yesterday — which will spark disbelief social media accounts are not properly vetted.

Danny, 8/1 to win, accused the show of making racist exit decisions in October 2016. He tweeted: “They always get rid of the black guy first.” He also lashed out last November when judges surprisingly eliminated Aston over Saturdays’ singer Mollie King.

Craig, 53, branded speculation he deliberately marked down the ex-JLS star as “rubbish”. Strictly’s Twitter account called it a “shock result that left us spinning”.

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But an insider denied the show was racist, saying: “Every single year since it started bar three (2008, 2010 and 2015), a black or mixed-race person has either won or come second in Strictly. “About as far from racist as you can get.”